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#CA0CD0

#ca0cd0 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca0cd0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 4.71% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.88% cyan, 94.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 298.16°, with 89.09% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.79.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1737

Complementary

  1. #ca0cd0
  2. #12d00c

Split complementary

  1. #ca0cd0
  2. #74d00c
  3. #0cd068

Analogous

  1. #680cd0
  2. #ca0cd0
  3. #d00c74

Triadic

  1. #ca0cd0
  2. #d0ca0c
  3. #0cd0ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0cd0
  2. #d00c12
  3. #12d00c
  4. #0cd0ca

Square

  1. #ca0cd0
  2. #d0680c
  3. #12d00c
  4. #0c74d0

Monochromatic

  1. #3e043f
  2. #840888
  3. #ca0cd0
  4. #ee35f3
  5. #f47df8

Shades

#ca0cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0cd0
  2. #b60bbb
  3. #a20aa6
  4. #8d0892
  5. #79077d
  6. #650668
  7. #510553
  8. #3d043e
  9. #28022a
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0cd0
  2. #cf24d5
  3. #d53dd9
  4. #da55de
  5. #df6de3
  6. #e586e8
  7. #ea9eec
  8. #efb6f1
  9. #f4cef6
  10. #fae7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0cd0
  2. #c318c8
  3. #bb23c0
  4. #b42fb8
  5. #ac3ab0
  6. #a546a8
  7. #9e52a0
  8. #965d98
  9. #8f6990
  10. #877488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5ba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e7bcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d03f7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8051d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9161ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd32a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0cd0 {
  color: #ca0cd0;
}
Background
.bg-ca0cd0 {
  background-color: #ca0cd0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 12 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0cd0, #d00c74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 12 208 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.84 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.30 #35f32f Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca0cd0  rgb(202, 12, 208)  hsl(298, 89%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#12d00c  rgb(18, 208, 12)  hsl(118, 89%, 43%)  Lime Green
#d0ca0c  rgb(208, 202, 12)  hsl(58, 89%, 43%)  Citrine
#0cd0ca  rgb(12, 208, 202)  hsl(178, 89%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise